SBU Hosts Math Contests
Southwest Baptist University News Release
Contact: Sharina Smith, Office of Marketing & Communications
BOLIVAR, Mo. – Southwest Baptist University’s Department of Mathematics recently hosted the 12th Annual Math Contests on Jan. 22, Feb. 5 and Feb. 26. On Jan. 22, approximately 232 students from 22 Missouri schools arrived on SBU’s Bolivar campus to compete in the math contest. On Feb. 5, approximately 88 students from 7 Missouri schools competed. On Feb. 26, approximately 154 students from 13 Missouri schools attended.
According to SBU mathematics department chair, Dr. Kevin Hopkins, teams represented schools including:
| Barstow |
| Blue Valley |
| Blue Valley |
| Bolivar Intermediate |
| Bolivar Middle |
| Branson Jr. High |
| Camdenton Middle |
| Carthage |
| Cecil Floyd Elementary-Joplin |
| Century Elem-Nixa |
| Columbia Elementary-Joplin |
| Cottonwood Point |
| Espy-Nixa |
| Greenwood Lab School |
| Heartland Elem |
| Imagine Academy |
| Inman-Nixa |
| Lakewood Elementary |
| Lamar |
| Logan Rogersville |
| Marshfield |
| McCalla's Math Club |
| Neosho |
| Oak Ridge-Camdenton |
| Oxford Middle |
| Rolla |
| School of the Osage |
| South Middle-Joplin |
| Springfield Schools--Portland, Reed, Springfield Central, Wanda Gray, Watkins, Westport |
| St. Lawrence Catholic School |
| St. Patrick |
| Stapleton Elem-Joplin |
| Summit Prep |
| Sunset Ridge |
| Thomas Jefferson |
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